Asus Z8PE-D18 - Manual (Page 18)

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The
system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection.
The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical
components.
100% Japan-made Conductive Polymer Capacitors
This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors (5000hrs)
onboard for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS EPU
With current trends leaning towards power efficiency, the Z8PE-D18 is equipped
with the ASUS exclusive EPU technology to provide total system power saving by
detecting current CPU loadings and intelligently moderating power in real-time.
PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion)
PIKE is an on-demand upgrade kit for users. This ASUS unique feature enables
users to choose their preferred I/O solutions. ASUS provides multiple SAS
solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation
efforts and hardware cost for end users. Moreover, the special patent design offers
multiple I/O solutions without occupying the Slot 6 in 1U system.
ASUS Flex-E Technology
ASUS Flex-E Technology allows PCIE slots to automatically switch configurations for
Graphic Card and Storage Utilization. ASUS Flex-E Technology offers two kinds of
configurations, PCI-E x8 Link on both Slot 3 and 4 or PCI-E x16 Link on the Slot 3.
The PCI-E signal of the Slot 3 would switch to x16 Link automatically when the Slot 4
is not occupied. It also offers two kinds of configurations for Slot 5 and 6, PCI-E x16
Link on either Slot 5 or 6. The PCI-E signal of the Slot 5 (or Slot 6) would switch to
x16 Link automatically when the Slot 6 (or Slot 5) is not occupied. With this flexibility,
ASUS Flex-E makes motherboards suitable for both Server and Workstation.
ASUS MIO Audio card
Enjoy high-end sound quality! The ASUS MIO audio card is a discrete 8-channel
high definition audio (High Definition Audio previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC
enable clearest high quality audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions,
and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously send different audio streams to
different destinations.